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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GIOVANNI GIGLIO, or NEwgYORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 521,585, C13/ted J'uv'ne 19, 1894.

' I Application filed December 12, 18 93. Serial No. 493.463. (No model.)

Toc/ZZ whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, GIOVANNI GIGLIO, of

New York, in the county and State of New ings, in which.-

Figure l is a view of a window, looking at it on the side from which the sashes are arranged to swing toward the observer. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section from front to rear. Fig. 3 is a horizontal transverse section through the lower sash. Figli is a horizontal section through the lower sash, showing the position of the upper and lower sashes when the upper sash has been lowered into 4 position opposi-te the normal position of the lower sash, and both sashes swung inwardly. Fig. 5 is a partial vertical section upon an en-A larged `scale through one of the side stops and window frame adjacent thereto, showing the arrangement for removing the stop to permit the sashes to swing. Fig. 6 is a partial vertical section on an enlarged scale through one side of a window sash and a portion of the window frame adjacent thereto at a point where the Window sash is locked to and released from the window frame. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section ot the same, showing the sash released from the frame as distinguished from it being connected therewith, shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a partial vertical section on an enlarged yscale through the side of the sash at the point where the weight cord is removably attached to the sash, and Fig. 9 is a horizontal section of the same.

The lower window sash is denoted by A and the upper window sash by A.

5o The sides of the window frame are denoted respectively by B and the bottom by b'.

A portion of the window frame toward the B', the top byb and front and opposite the lower sash-in the `tion of the window frame at the left hand side and to the rear of the lower sash, denoted by b4 is hingedto the stationary portion B of' the window frame, as at b5.

The under sash A is caen to sud@ up and usual, and is provided with counterbalancing weights a, the cords of which pass over pulleys at the top of the frame and thence down to the sides lof the sash to which they are se# cured, in a removable manner, as`follows: The cords are denoted by d (see Fig. 8) and have their ends anchored within dovetailed pieces a2 fitted to slide laterally ofthe Aside of the sash into and out of a dovetailed recess provided therefor in the side of the sash. The purpose of the removable feature of the dovetailed pieces CL2 will hereinafter appear. The upper sash is also provided in the usual manner with counterbalance weights 0.3, the cords of which are anchored in dovetailed pieces in the sides of the upper sash in a manner quite similar to that already described with respect to the lower sash. The upper sash is fitted to slide down and up between the side frames B and B as is usual.

The sash A is constructed to be locked to the'swinging trame section b2 whenever it is ydown between the side frames B, B', as is Y desired to swing it out from between the side Y frames and to be released from the section b2 whenever it is desired'to slide it up Yand down between theframes. In like manner the upper sash A is constructed to be locked to and released from the swinging frame section b4.

I provide two locking and releasing devices for the lower sash and two for the upper sash. These are quite similar in their construction and arrangement and a specific description of one will suliice for all. Ihave shown them on an enlarged scale in Figs. 6 and 7. They are constructed and arranged as fol1ows:-A rotary spindle C provided on its exposed end with an operating piece c, shown inthe present instance as a disk with a milled edge, is seated within a perforation c in the side of the sash, its inner end being provided with a laterally turned nose c2 adapted-when the spindle C is turned in one direction-to pass through an elongated slot c3 in aface plate c4 secured to the inner face of the frame section b2 or b4 and into a recess o5 formed in the frame b2 or b4 of suiiicient size to permit the nose c2 to be turned laterally across the slot c3. On the outer face of the side of the sash A at apoint opposite the plate c4 there is Iixed a plate c6 provided with a pocket c7 for the reception of the nose c2 of the catch, when the latterisrelcased from the frame. Aspring D, bearing at one end against the plate c6 and at the opposite end against a shoulder o8 on the stem C, tends to hold the catch in position with the nose c2 in the pocket c7 when the catch is released from the frame.

To permit the sashes A and A to be swung laterally out of their normal positions, I make the stop E at one side of the sash A-at the side opposite the hinged frame section-removable. This I accomplish by providing the face ofthe stop E adjacent to the frame with inwardly and downwardly extended hooks e, in the present instance three such hooks are shown, which are adapted to enter slots e in plates e2 fixed to the frame adjacent to the stop, as clearly indicated in Fig. 5, and drop downwardly within recesses e3 formed in the face of the frame, thereby causing the hooks e to hook over the plates e2 at the bottom edges of the slots e.

In order to permit the weight cords of the upper and lower sashes to pass inwardly out of their normal positions, as the window sashes are swung inwardly on their hinged supports, I hinge the lower portions F of the stops, opposite the upper sash, to the stationary upper portions of said stops, as shown at f so that they may be swung up out of the way into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. I provide the lower ends of said sections F with spring actuated catches f adapted to interlock with the ends of the removable stop E and its opposite stop section E', and the catch operating handle f2 which projects inwardly from the stop is made to spring past a projection f3 in arecess f4 in the stationary portion of the stop to hold the section F temporarily in its open position. I also prefer to insert guide pins]05 in the frame in position to enter sockets f6 in the faces of the sections F when the latter are swung down into their closed positions in order to lock both the sections F and the sections E against displacement in a direction lateral with respect to the plane ot the window. I provide the said frames B and B with recesses G and G for receiving the dovetailed pieces a2 to which4 the weight cords are anchored, when the cords are detached from the windowsashes so that they may be held in position within easy reach of the operator whenever it is d esired to again connect them with the sashes.

In operation, when it is desired to swing the lower sash away from the frame, it may be [irst placed in such aposition as to swing freely over the sill and with its catches opposite the slots in the hinged section 112. of the frame. The catches may then bepushed through the plates c4 and turned to lock the sash to the swinging frame section, the stop sections F may be then swung up into the positions shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5 andthe stop E removed. The sash A may be then swung on its hinged support outwardly or toward the operator until access to the dovetailed piece a2 can be obtained. This preliminary swinging movement of the sash A will loe permitted by the weight cord passing through the opening left by the stop section F. The dovetail piece a2 may be then removed from the sash and placed in the-recess G. The sash A may be then swung into the position shown in Fig. 4. The upper sash A may then be lowered into the position opposite the normal position of the sash A, its lett hand side locked to the swinging frame section b4 in the same manner as the sash A was locked to its hinged frame section, the weight cord at the free swingingend of the sash A' may be disengaged and placed in the recess G and the sash A maybe then swung into the position shown in Fig. 4.

It is obvious that when swung into the positions shown in Fig. 4, ready access may be obtained to the opposite sides of the two sashes for purposes of cleaning, painting, dto., and also that the entire window opening may be utilized for purposes of ventilation.

What I claim is l. The combination with the frame andan upper and lower sash free to slide up and `down within thc frame, of hinged frame sections at the opposite sides of the frame and means for locking the window sashes to and releasing them from the hinged sections of the frame, one sash to and from one hinged section and the other sash to and from the other hinged section, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the window frame, an upper and a lower sash free to slide up and down within the frame, hinged frame sections located respectively at the outside and inside corners ot' the opposite sides of the frame, and means for locking the sashes to the hinged sections to swing in adirection lateral with respect to the plane of the window, of a removable stop constructed to interlock with the fraine at the free swinging edge of the sash, substantially as set forth.

GIOVANNI GIGLIO.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HnYNns, IRENE B. DECKER.

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